David S. Ware, tenor saxophone
Matthew Shipp, piano
William Parker, double bass
Guillermo E. Brown, drums
1. Ganesh Sound
2. Theme Of Ages
3. Mikuro's Blues
4. The Stargazers
5. The Stargazers (continues)
6. Lithuanian Whirl
7. Surrendered
Recorded 24th March 2007 at Lithuanian Russian Drama Theatre by NGR.
No Business Records NBLP 4/5
(vinyl only release > vinyl rip)
I think that the David S. Ware Quartet (one of the greatest groups in
the last twenty years) is a bit underrated on IS, so here is the Quartet
performing live the famous "Freedom Suite" composed by Sonny Rollins.
Rec. live at "Piazza del Nuraghe", Sant’Anna Arresi (Cagliari),
Italy, on September 1, 2004 (radio broadcast)
David S. Ware,tenor sax
Matthew Shipp,piano
William Parker,bass
Guillermo E. Brown,drums
1. Freedom Suite Part I (21:02)
2. Freedom Suite Part II (16:47)
3. Freedom Suite Part III (16:48)
4. Freedom Suite Part IV (11:54)
Total Time 1:06:33
Here is another recording from Radio 3 - it's a strong studio session by the David S Ware Quartet recorded in New York on March 31st 1999
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David S Ware - tenor saxophone
Matthew Shipp - piano
William Parker - bass
Guillermo E Brown - drums
1. Sentient Compassion
2. Autumn Leaves
3. Yesterdays
4. Gospelized
hi all,
heres one that a lot of people remember fondly ,as one of the milestones of the 1990's free jazz,revival.
one of the great tenor players of recent decades ,this one is a classic.
it has dissapeared from the catalog,first issued by columbia in 1992, it was (as has been the unfortunate fate of great ,free jazz records on major labels)promptly discarded after a short run.
picked up by d.i.w in 2002, several jazz references list this as being out of print.
the disc union web catalog,does not have this on its books at present, there are no copies on ebay.
it appears that the only place you can buy a secondhand copy is on amazon.
hopefully this will see reissue soon.
most of you will already have this, but those that dont will certainly want to hear it,a masterpiece, as is godspellized also sadly oop
i first heard ware on andrew cyrille's magnificent black saint records from the late 70's and early eighties, which are available and highly recommended.
go to david s wares website here http://www.davidsware.com/html/biography.htm
here is a review of this album by thom jurek
This is the final recording of the David S. Ware Quartet with drummer Marc Edwards, who would be replaced by Whit Dickey, who would be replaced later by Susie Ibarra. What is most notable about Flight of I is how Ware, completely oblivious to his critics, turned in his straightest ever recording, though no one could remotely call it "inside." The disc opens with one of Ware's compositions, "Aquarian Sound," which showcases the stunning complexity and beauty of Matthew Shipp's pianism. Opening with a series of vamps and augmented minor chords, he lays an opening ground for Ware to join the band. As bassist William Parker comes along the bottom floor of the beat, Ware enters with his five part ostinato before moving off into one of his high-wire broad-toned solos. The break is brief and ushers in Shipp's solo, which is the body and soul of the tune. Here Shipp builds one harmonic bridge after another, knotting them together with blocks of arpeggios that move along the perimeter of the empty intervals and stamps out territory within them. One of the other wonders of this album is Ware's employment of standards, here in the shape of the lovely "Yesterdays" by Jerome Kern and Harry Warren's "There Will Never Be Another You." Again, with Shipp as a foundation point and Parker's willingness to restructure the meter, Ware can take the melody to its highest point and split it like lightning down the middle without losing its vulnerability or tenderness. The title track is a model study in the vein of mid-period Coltrane with McCoy Tyner. A series of chords are placed along a line, an intervallic series sketched and the construction of harmonic and contrapuntal statements begins. Once the seams are reached, the entire universe blows apart in ribbons of sound. There is plenty of magic here, and more mystery (check out the riveting arabesques on the closer "Infi-Rythms #1"), to be discovered by anyone willing to take a chance on one of the most original tenor players in free jazz.
ripped at 256
part1 http://rapidshare.com/files/29060577/floi.zip
part2 http://rapidshare.com/files/29070238/flioi2.rar
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